Post by nforkbeav on Dec 11, 2017 23:45:02 GMT -8
Anyone ever come across the sentiment from some fans who say they don't care how their system prepares a player for a future in football beyond college, all they care about is if it brings wins while they're in college.
What if a system that brings college success also limits the growth and development of student athletes as cerebral football players, limiting their chance at a career in football beyond college. Should that be of any concern to a college program at all?
To me there are obvious benefits to running a system that does prepare players to succeed if they are talented enough to get a shot for pro ball. Known for consistently getting players to the NFL and having them stick is a big selling point to recruits and a pretty nice reward for those guys who worked their butt off on the field, weight room, and film room while in college. Talent can get you in the league, but if someone of equal talent understands the concepts, playbooks, reads, routes, etc....better, then they are the more valuable player and will get/keep the job.
I wonder if Marriota would have a lot more success now had he learned to play football in a more heady offense? The flip side is, in a tougher college system maybe he would have struggled and not had as much success and therefore not go as high in the draft and be an nfl starter? Kind of a catch 22
Do you think college players simply should be viewed as temporary means to obtaining as many wins as possible through whichever system can best accomplish that with no regard to how that prepares them for football beyond college, or should we view it more like the student experience and put them in a system that best builds their skills, knowledge, and understanding of the game while at the same time trying to win games?
What if a system that brings college success also limits the growth and development of student athletes as cerebral football players, limiting their chance at a career in football beyond college. Should that be of any concern to a college program at all?
To me there are obvious benefits to running a system that does prepare players to succeed if they are talented enough to get a shot for pro ball. Known for consistently getting players to the NFL and having them stick is a big selling point to recruits and a pretty nice reward for those guys who worked their butt off on the field, weight room, and film room while in college. Talent can get you in the league, but if someone of equal talent understands the concepts, playbooks, reads, routes, etc....better, then they are the more valuable player and will get/keep the job.
I wonder if Marriota would have a lot more success now had he learned to play football in a more heady offense? The flip side is, in a tougher college system maybe he would have struggled and not had as much success and therefore not go as high in the draft and be an nfl starter? Kind of a catch 22
Do you think college players simply should be viewed as temporary means to obtaining as many wins as possible through whichever system can best accomplish that with no regard to how that prepares them for football beyond college, or should we view it more like the student experience and put them in a system that best builds their skills, knowledge, and understanding of the game while at the same time trying to win games?
